Popular Post d.p.n.s Posted November 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2020 so i bought a new (for me ..actually the newest car I've ever owned ) daily driver.(had it since august now) its a 2003 mk1 ford focus st170. i have wanted one of these for a long time and we didnt get many at all here in nz so they dont come up for sale ...very often .. they are problematic and are known to had issues from the day they came off the production line. but that problematic nature got me a good deal..it was $6900 from the dealer and had been traded in..(177000 odd ks.......should have imploded by now)..but evertime time someone test drove it the check engine light came on ..so they returned it...i drove it 3 times over the space of a week and the light came on within the test drive each time. (5min -30min). so i went back and just said i would take it off they're hands for $3500 with no warranty ....just slap a wof and reg on it and ill take it...(dont think they did much reading up on it.) few days later and probably a few other test drives they rang me and i went and picked it up...(engine light came on on the way home.) but as im pretty updo date on these things i also know that nothing the engine light comes on for will put it into limp mode....and some have had the light on for 10 years in the uk lol....they even say you should be concerned if it doesn't come on.... so a small run down on these mk1 focus st170. the motor is a 2.0 zetec (not duratec as it says on plug cover).the motor was developed by cosworth and is 2.0 block with forged pistons and a 10.2 compression. . alloy high flow head (the flow is shit to be honest and people have had huge gains porting them) , vvt on the intake (problematic) dual stage intake manifold (the controller is problematic ) stainless 4 into 2 into1 headers and high flow cat..and a sports exhaust ( sounds good) ..has a pre and post cat o2 seonsors (also problematic ).has a factory cold air feed to air box that doesnt acutallu go to the airbox. a dual mass flywheel 9 that i cant stand)and all of this is good for 170hp and the cut is 8000rpm. has a close ratio 6 speed box , quick rack steering , huge brakes front and rear , factory 17s with 215 tyres, traction control , factory reacrao seats , . and being a jap inport it doesnt have the uk rust ( and these things are dropping down in numbers daily due to the rust issues.)...its a blood fun car and handles well......even cocks a leg when you throw it into roundabouts.. since i had it ive had the inlet runner controler apart and cleared that code...replaced the pre o2 and cleared that code....(engine light came back on the same day lol). replaced the plugs (not cheap and need to be gapped at 1mm no more and no less...runs like shit otherwise)...i do have a new coil pack and leads on the way as well... i pulled the inlet manifold off last weekend (complete arse of a job) re greased the moving parts and changed the broken vacume hoses ..made a cold air feed and thats where im upto now.... i do have some plans for it slowly as it is my daily (seems better on 100 octane as well)..and just fix things as they go wrong......... and here she it......in imperial blue as well......mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm imperial blue 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 Ooh, I've got one of those in my slot car set. Looks like you got a bargain there @d.p.n.s 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted November 25, 2020 Author Share Posted November 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, locost_bryan said: Ooh, I've got one of those in my slot car set. Looks like you got a bargain there @d.p.n.s i did mate and i willing to work through the issues....might eliminate some later on down the line with a black top head and maybe inlet ....turbo and a link ecu. lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positive Ape Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Sweet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post d.p.n.s Posted December 5, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2020 we in the vain of preempting all the problem parts ..i fitted a new coil pack and 8mm leads to go with the new plugs..(the old leads and coil pack hasnt failed YET so i put them in the spare parts box i have under the spare wheel for breakdowns lol) there is a thing that i actually hate and thats the rear wheel tuck ..they should have moved the axle out or gave it wider wheels...the front isnt to bad but i will do something with at somepoint .. as for the rear they have been racing and rallying these things for years so you can get parts and people have figured out interchangeable parts ..so i got a set of axles mounts from a ford puma sent out from the uk and its a bolt on and all the st170 parts bolt onto that and it moves the rear wheels out 20mm each side......much better 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post d.p.n.s Posted December 19, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 19, 2020 one of the issues with these is the inlet manifold runner control (IMRC) they have a small motor in the with a spring some cogs and some other shit...they can stop working... what they do is the inlet manifold is basically a drum and the runners to the motor are on the top edge and are short ..the IMRC controls the extended runners so when you start the motor the IMRC pulls a rod with extended runners on them and rolls them up to the inlet runners (for low down torque) and then when you get about 5000rpm it removes them........its on the firewall behind the inlet and the cable snakes around and under half the shit in the engin bay to just below the TB so i found a guyn in the uk that refurbishes them and had it landed for about 100 bucks. i broke a few of the fragile vacuum pipes with my fat finders and massive dick beats trying to get it out....only had some washer pipe from the cortina around but that done the job and got it all back together. also the puma front hubs arrived and all thought i thought they spaced the front wheels out about 15mm it turns out they space them out exactly 10mm.....but still much better and easier than trying to find 17 x8 rims in a wired offset and oldschool ford 4 x108 rims. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 whats that classic ford magazine. a bona fide moder classic 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizzl Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Check out the Marcus Hayes channel on YouTube, he's always ducking with st170 motors in his Mk1, mk2, plastic fiesta and his old man's shitter wagon.. Quite interesting setups with its, weber and el stockos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 22 hours ago, shizzl said: Check out the Marcus Hayes channel on YouTube, he's always ducking with st170 motors in his Mk1, mk2, plastic fiesta and his old man's shitter wagon.. Quite interesting setups with its, weber and el stockos yeah man seen most of them. its a pretty good motor...would be way better in a lighter car. I'm trying to get a complete head sent out from the uk to give to a mate at kennelly cams.....see if he can give me a hand to get it over 200hp at the wheels with itbs. just hard to do with the car being daily...lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post d.p.n.s Posted September 24, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2021 wellllllll how's life after 13 months with a problematic st170. to be honest.....its not that bad... the engine check light is on all the time and the car has no issues... every now and then it feels like it loses some power...and when I check the code it's usually timing has advanced.... I've been clearing the codes and off we go again...it fucking hates 91 and seems better on 95/98 more than NPD 100. flew through a WOF in August that was the year ownership mark.. not as bad on fuel as all the brits complain about. just gave her a service today..new oil ,filter, air filter, some fuel system cleaner... see how the next tear goes... I fucking hate the dual mass flywheel....may do something about that.. apart from that ..I would love to get back to work on the mk3s....but I have my nephews mk5 here that needed a replacement motor....thats been a bitch and still not running ..need to swap another head on.... and I actually have mates that aren't into cars....( fuck I know....strange ay)..but those men have teenage boys now with cars aswell so I find my self pretty popular with shit cars living in my driveway .....makes me feel like I should apologize to my dad for some reason......and I get more contact from them than I do there dads now lol.... but 1 day I will get back to it........also had to work through this past lockdown.... hmmmmmmm next year maybe 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post d.p.n.s Posted April 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2022 needed to do som maintenance on the focus ... one of the rear wheel bearings was making a hell of a noise so thought I would just do both. you can but a complete hub with studs an all from any focus fiesta with 4 studs.... but replacment bearings where just Over 50bucks to my door..(I've git other projects draining my wallet). next was the thermostat housing..I thought it was leaking from the bung on the bottom (think it's for turbo coolant times on the rs) but turns out that the side of the seal place as gone the new one bought didn't have any of the holes drilled for temp sensor or bottom bung ...so figured it can't leak from there then. I doubled up on the temp sensor o ring then put the clip in ... and no leaks. gets up to temp quicker and the heater is amazing... think the old one was stuck open (191 odd thousand ks) as this is the 1st time the temp Gaughan gone to half way and stayed there ... use to hover around 1/4.. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetchh Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 On 25/09/2021 at 11:20, d.p.n.s said: and I actually have mates that aren't into cars....( fuck I know....strange ay).. I feel your pain.. None of my close friends are particularly into to cars (not like me anyway) I find myself being asked advice on which car to buy and if it doesn't like up with their thinking they go their way anyway, latest was should I buy a v8 disco or a v6 prado.. Obvs the prado for a long list of reasons 1st one being the the disco is British.. Nek minute what's on the street? A fucken disco!? Was very cheap to so I'll give him that but.. Ygwypf. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 10 hours ago, yetchh said: I feel your pain.. None of my close friends are particularly into to cars (not like me anyway) I find myself being asked advice on which car to buy and if it doesn't like up with their thinking they go their way anyway, latest was should I buy a v8 disco or a v6 prado.. Obvs the prado for a long list of reasons 1st one being the the disco is British.. Nek minute what's on the street? A fucken disco!? Was very cheap to so I'll give him that but.. Ygwypf. yup ... i dont do the ...."can you find me a cheap car as a run around mate" as what i class as cheap and what they class is totally different and i know ill be fixing something..... they think it will be a new car at a cheap price..... And it shows in the suns man..... i have all the time in the world for these lads but i give they dads shit when ever i can .... and have a need to ring and apologize to my dad as soon as they leave.... that man deserves a fucking medal ... but also totally his fault i am the way i am 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaMpylobacter Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Discos are way better than prados tho 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 I'll just leave this here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted September 14, 2022 Author Share Posted September 14, 2022 3rd thermostat in 2 years. 1st was the shitty ebay one that came with the thermostat housing (great housing though). 2nd was from ford.. last year but seemed to stick open as of a few weeks ago... the st170 runs like shit cold and premature wear on the motor... so ordered a tridon one and it turned up today.. swapped it over (easiest thermostat swap ever). but this is what I found with the one from Ford... how unlucky was that .. opened hot and couldn't close as it hit the little thingy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitesseEFI Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Heh…wtf….. that’s a strange one….. Design flaw. Nick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted September 15, 2022 Author Share Posted September 15, 2022 6 hours ago, VitesseEFI said: Heh…wtf….. that’s a strange one….. Design flaw. Nick ist tume ever for me... bet you couldn't do it again if you tried Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d.p.n.s Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 well the old girl is 20 this year ... and just hit 200,000ks today... bless. I've been getting some bits together for a bit of a refresh. front and rear shocks, cam belt and tensioner, water pump ,cam.and crank seals, cam cover gasket ,... might even sand the roof back and re do the ckear coat think I might find a cheap blacktop zetec and start putting together a turbo zetec for her.... and put the st170 lump under the bench............... this will be later on down the line 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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